Last weekend, short spells of light rain were experienced across Goa. Owing to unseasonal rainfall over the last weekend, the mango and cashew crop flowering process seems to have been affected showing possibility of a delayed fruiting season for either of the crops. With this rain, the possibility of increase incidence of hoppers is likely in the mango crop, while tea mosquito bugs are likely to effect the cashew crop.
The two cash crops are already facing a late flowering season since it was delayed due to unseasonal rain this month. Consistent incidents of fog in the mornings for a prolonged period were also speculated to affect the cashew and mango fruit setting process.
